King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king.
Dennis: [interrupting] Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
King Arthur: Shut up!
Dennis: You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.
King Arthur: Shut up! I order you to shut up!
Dennis: If I went 'round sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away.
Rick Perry Is Running for President: Will Passion for Prayer Help or Hurt Him?
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Texas Governor Rick Perry is a man of faith. If you didn't know it before, you heard all about it last weekend when he appeared at "The Response," a prayer and fasting service at Reliant Stadium where 30,000 Christian believers came to hear him speak.
It was there that Perry, the state's longest-serving governor, told the crowd that, “loving and personal God desires not a show of religion but a deep connection with our innermost being. … His agenda is not a political agenda. His agenda is a salvation agenda.” God, he reminded them, is wise enough not to be affiliated with any political party.
He read from scripture, reminded the flock that we seem to have forsaken God and asked Him to impart His wisdom on President Obama and the commander-in-chief's family.
Well, after months of teases and calls from party faithfuls asking him to toss his 10-gallon hat into the ring, Perry is slated to officially announce his White House run on Saturday, entering the race with an already established fundraising network, a pro-business record of strong job creation in Texas and, of course, the power of prayer -- thanks to his shored up Evangelical bona fides.
But with some pundits saying his call to answer our historic economic problems with faith rather than reason is a dangerous proposition, and others questioning whether he is crossing the line of separating church and state, will Perry's religious credentials help or hurt him?
It was there that Perry, the state's longest-serving governor, told the crowd that, “loving and personal God desires not a show of religion but a deep connection with our innermost being. … His agenda is not a political agenda. His agenda is a salvation agenda.” God, he reminded them, is wise enough not to be affiliated with any political party.
He read from scripture, reminded the flock that we seem to have forsaken God and asked Him to impart His wisdom on President Obama and the commander-in-chief's family.
Well, after months of teases and calls from party faithfuls asking him to toss his 10-gallon hat into the ring, Perry is slated to officially announce his White House run on Saturday, entering the race with an already established fundraising network, a pro-business record of strong job creation in Texas and, of course, the power of prayer -- thanks to his shored up Evangelical bona fides.
But with some pundits saying his call to answer our historic economic problems with faith rather than reason is a dangerous proposition, and others questioning whether he is crossing the line of separating church and state, will Perry's religious credentials help or hurt him?
The fact that we might even tinker with idea that someone who believes that ideas and solutions to problems could come from delusional conversation with one's own imagination might be a good ruler--is just too disconcerting for words.
Attacking Rick Perry on his faith is wrong or comes from people with an agenda.
While it is true that this may actually be good for a candidates public image, it is a sad set of affairs that we live in a country where this would be so.
To a assume a role of power, and yet believe that a conversation with your imagination might yield more meaningful solutions than facts and logic--is just outrageous. Not only does it spit in the eye of reason, but it puts us all in jeopardy.
There is nothing wrong with prayer...but there is something wrong with having to wear your religious beliefs like a billboard to get votes..... It also alienates everyone who does not belong to the same religious group.... Just reality....
Thats all we need, a guy like that with his hands on the nuclear arsonel.
As much as I hate to admit it,the vast majority of people in America are Bible-Thumping Conservatives.
So will they probably vote for him.
It's a shame that I actually used to BE a Bible Thumping Conservative.
It was until I said "This is so messed up".
His faith WILL hurt him if he becomes President because this country should be governed by the Constitution,not by any one religious book.
So plenty of people like me will be upset because we STRONGLY believe in separation between church and state.
The Middle East doesn't have separation between church and state (mosque and state) and look what they have turned into.
I don't want that to happen to America.
I'd rather Obama.
See,that's how much I DON'T want a Bible Thumper in office.
I think there is actually somewhere in the Bible that says that religion needs to be left out of politics.I'm not sure where it is,though.
I'm a Christian who is PRO-Choice and PRO-LGBT.
"Whatsoever things are... pure... think on these things" Phil. 4:8
"Thou shall not kill" Exodus 20 Kill means murder. Even a unborn child was covered under law.
"... A MAN should leave his father and mother and shall cleave unto his WIFE and they two shall be one flesh" Jesus spoke these words in Matthew 18.
As for "righteous people of faith", don't even get me started on that because there is NOTHING "righteous" about homophobia/heterosexism.
In other words, leave me alone and stop cyber-stalking me.
We should get back to basics and go back to God. This all went bad when we turned our backs on Him by removing Him from everything in our lives.
But even with the first comma removed:
"One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice of all."
it doesn't change the overall meaning of the statement, which contradicts itself since the notion of a god is a pretext to religion which is inherently divisive.
But y'all...still got snookered....promised things that could not be delivered in any way shape or form.... Instead, what you got was an unnecessary war or two that has cost many lives of Americans....but has made the "military industrial complex" plenty of money....and with all the no bid contracts that Cheney's buddies got that feed his "blind trust"..... they are collecting plenty of $$ paid for with American blood.....quite impressive since we are talking about a pair of draft dodgers....
And I'm not even "part of the religious right"....which in reality is merely a misnomer or fantasy....
Don't make the mistake of trying to label me a liberal.... I think 99% of the so-called conservative talking heads are wusses and pansies.....
I'm a bit of a radical ultra conservative......